Impending Large-Scale Balance Update

Arc System Works will release a large-scale balance update for
Guilty Gear: Strive on June 10, which includes:
- Balance tuning for the entire cast.
- Changes to overall game mechanics to transform the gameplay.
- Improvements to controls.
Starter Edition 2022

Arc System Works will release
Guilty Gear: StriveStarter Edition 2022 for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on August 9 in Japan for 5,980 yen.
The package includes:
- Guilty Gear: Strive base game
- Guilty Gear: StriveSeason Pass 1
- Additional Colors
- Additional Character #1: Goldlewis Dickinson
- Additional Character #2: Jack-O’
- Additional Character #3: Happy Chaos
- Additional Character #4: Baiken
- Additional Character #5: Testament
- Additional Stage: Lap of the Kami
- Additional Stage: White House Reborn
- Additional Another Story
Cross-Play Beta Test

The cross-play beta test for
Guilty Gear: Strive, which enables cross-platform online battles between PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC players, will be held this summer.
Further details will be announced via the official
Guilty Gear Twitter account and website.
Guilty Gear: Strive Original Soundtrack: “Necessary Discrepancy”

The
Guilty Gear: Strive original soundtrack “Necessary Discrepancy,” which was sold early exclusively at Tower Records in March, will launch via general sale and various music distribution stores on May 27.
It includes a total of 25 songs across two discs, including the 24 vocal songs up to Season Pass 1, as well as the Season 2 theme song. The booklet also includes both the English lyrics and Japanese translations.